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Six men in T-shirts and work trousers stand in a row on grass beneath a large tree at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, smiling and making shaka hand signs.

The Navy Lent Six Pearl Harbor Welders to Electric Boat and 95.5 Per Cent of Their Weld Tests Passed. About 130 More Public-Yard Workers Are Coming.

A Navy pilot that sent a supervisor and five nuclear welders from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard to General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, Connecticut, produced a 95.5 per cent pass rate on radiographically tested welds, the Navy said on 16 October. A Navy official said about 130 more public-shipyard workers are being lined up to support Electric Boat.

By Margaret Holloway 12 hours ago

The black hull and sail of the submarine USS Virginia on the surface of a river, with two red tugboats alongside and snow-covered wooded hills behind.

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Anduril Is Putting $3.7 Billion Into a Submarine Yard in Maryland. The Navy Is Adding Up to $2.9 Billion.

Anduril plans a shipyard at Sparrows Point in Baltimore County to make components and large assemblies for Virginia-class attack submarines, backed by a Navy contract worth up to $2.9 billion. It will not build whole submarines, and the yard is not expected to start work until 2030.

By Cory Chamberlain October 7, 2026

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The Navy Lent Six Pearl Harbor Welders to Electric Boat and 95.5 Per Cent of Their Weld Tests Passed. About 130 More Public-Yard Workers Are Coming.

Anduril Is Putting $3.7 Billion Into a Submarine Yard in Maryland. The Navy Is Adding Up to $2.9 Billion.